"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.